In the year 1959
411 Notable deaths
Edna Wallace Hopper
American actress (1872–1959).
Born January 17th, 1872 in San Francisco.
Died December 14th, 1959 at 87 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia).
Abdul Muis
Indonesian writer, journalist and nationalist (1883-1959).
Born July 3rd, 1883 in Sungai Puar.
Died June 17th, 1959 at 75 years old in Bandung.
Ruben Lagus
Finnish major general (1896–1959).
Born October 12th, 1896 in Hämeenkoski. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1959 at 62 years old in Lohja (myocardial infarction).
Boughera El Ouafi
French algerian marathon runner.
Born October 18th, 1898 in Ouled Djellal. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1959 at 61 years old in Saint-Denis.
Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal
Titular duchess of parma (1862–1959).
Born November 28th, 1862 in Baden-Baden.
Died May 14th, 1959 at 96 years old in Luxembourg.
Vincenzo Florio
Italian wine industrialist and automobile enthusiast.
Born March 18th, 1883 in Palermo.
Died January 6th, 1959 at 75 years old in Épernay.
Hans Henny Jahnn
German expressionist playwright and writer (1894–1959).
Born December 17th, 1894 in Stellingen.
Died November 29th, 1959 at 64 years old in Hamburg.
Ross Granville Harrison
American biologist (1870-1959).
Born January 13th, 1870 in Germantown.
Died September 30th, 1959 at 89 years old in New Haven.
Esfir Shub
Soviet film director and film editor (1894-1959).
Born March 16th, 1894 in Surazh.
Died September 21st, 1959 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Balthasar van der Pol
Dutch physicist (1889-1959).
Born January 27th, 1889 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1959 at 70 years old in Wassenaar. [ref]
Deaths 201 to 210 of 411
For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker